Tower Research Capital quant salary and jobs
A long-running high-frequency firm run as independent teams, posting $150,000–$250,000 for its 2027 trader/researcher class.
Quant roles at Tower Research Capital
Tower Research Capital is a New York high-frequency trading firm organised as a set of independent trading teams on shared infrastructure. Its campus listing combines trading and research into one Quantitative Trader/Researcher role, with separate quantitative developer internships.
Tower’s board showed 93 postings on Nov 11, 2026, 25 of them US quant, research or engineering reqs, 24 naming New York.
Tower Research Capital quant salary
Base: “Anticipated New York and Chicago annual base salary range $150,000 – $250,000, plus eligible for discretionary bonus” on Quantitative Trader/Researcher – 2027, read from Tower’s board on Nov 11, 2026. Summer 2027 interns in trading/research and quantitative development are posted at $3,500–$5,700 a week. Experienced listings post $120,000–$200,000 for Quantitative Trader / Researcher – US, $150,000–$250,000 for Quantitative Researcher in Chicago and $120,000–$285,000 for Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++).
Tower Research Capital pay by track
| Track | Role title | New-grad base | Summer 2027 internship | Experienced base | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant trader | Quantitative Trader/Researcher | $150k–$250k | $3,500–$5,700 a week | $120k–$200k | Yes |
| Quant researcher | Quantitative Trader/Researcher | $150k–$250k | $3,500–$5,700 a week | $120k–$250k | Yes |
| Quant developer | Quantitative Developer | Not posted | $3,500–$5,700 a week | $120k–$285k | Yes |
Posted base pay, except figures marked “package”, which are the firm’s estimated annual compensation package. Bonuses, sign-on payments and housing are extra to base pay.
What Tower Research Capital employees report
Self-reported total compensation from Levels.fyi. These are not posted figures and play no part in the ranking. They cover every office and all years of experience, and the site does not show how many reports are behind each one.
| Title on Levels.fyi | Total compensation |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Median $209K |
Only figures the site labels a median or breaks out by level are shown. Source: Levels.fyi, read November 11, 2026.
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